The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced a major policy shift that could have a huge impact on the wealthiest individuals in the US. On September 20, 2023, the IRS announced the creation of a new pass-through group with the sole purpose of targeting the top 1% of income earners.…

Unrepentant. That’s how federal prosecutors described Mark Anthony Gyetvay at his sentencing just before District Judge Joan N. Ericksen sentenced him to 86 months in prison for his efforts to conceal assets and income from tax authorities. Gyetvay was convicted of failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and…

My fantasy football season is not off to a good start. In week two, I lost by 50 points—to my daughter, who does not watch football. Fortunately, we don’t play for cash in our league, we only play for bragging rights. It is not, however, unusual for adults to gamble,…

Instacart is the highest-profile venture-backed company to go public since December 2021. As with many later-stage startup companies, Instacart’s initial public offering (IPO) is as much about its human capital as its financial capital. Grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) and stock options are important forms of compensation for Instacart…

For weeks, the IRS has been teasing new compliance initiatives—including increased hiring—to focus on expanded enforcement work on complex partnerships, large corporations, and high-income and high-wealth individuals. Today, the IRS announced plans to establish a special pass-through organization to focus on large or complex pass-through entities. According to the IRS,…

Congress is in chaos with just 10 days remaining to avert a partial government shutdown. Over the weekend, negotiators for the center-right Mainstreet Caucus and far-right Freedom Caucus agreed on a bill that would continue government funding at reduced spending levels after the fiscal year ends on September 30th. But…

Intro In a surprising move, the IRS recently announced an immediate stop to new Employee Retention Credit (ERC) processing, citing suspicions of fraudulent activity. The ERC was established as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and was designed to provide financial support to employers…

Ayodele Arasokun was sentenced today in West Virginia to 34 years in federal prison for orchestrating an international tax scheme. According to the court documents, from January 2016 to November 2017, Arasokun devised a scheme to unlawfully obtain tax refund money by filing fraudulent federal income tax returns. Arasokun collected…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned five tax preparation companies that they could face civil penalties if they use or disclose confidential taxpayer data for other unrelated purposes, such as advertising, without first obtaining consumers’ consent. According to information posted on the FTC website, the five tax preparation companies…

Joseph Nocito, age 81, of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S.. Nocito, former CEO and President of Pittsburgh-based Automated Health Systems, will also serve three years of supervised release, which includes six months on home detention, and…